Selected work in progress
Occupational recognition of refugees: Effects on labor market outcomes, remittances, and life satisfaction
(with Matthias Collischon & Regina T. Riphahn)
Abstract
Many high-income economies strive to integrate recently immigrated refugees and asylum-seekers into their labor markets. We contribute to the discussion of relevant policy tools and use rich survey data that are matched to precise administrative records on refugee immigrants to Germany. We study the impact of occupational recognition decisions on refugee outcomes. Applying a difference-in-differences design with person-specific fixed effects we find that those who benefit from occupational recognition are more likely to be employed, earn higher wages, have higher life satisfaction, and transfer higher remittances to their home countries than individuals who never (or later) apply for occupational recognition. In future work, we will employ event study designs to examine the development of effects over time and offer additional details on relevant mechanisms.
Children’s Academic Achievement and Wellbeing: Differential Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic across Parents’ Industry and Occupation
(with Nabanita Datta Gupta & Maria Koch Gregersen)
First draft coming soon!
The medium-term effect of kindergarten on school performance
First draft coming soon!